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<h1 class="topictitle1">Step 2: Registering an Informix/GBase 8s Cluster</h1>
<div><div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p>Before registering an Informix/GBase 8s cluster, ensure that each host in the cluster has been registered.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol><li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="informix-0012__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_uicontrol1138252616373"><b><span id="informix-0012__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text73821261375"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Databases &gt; Informix/GBase 8s</b></span>.</span></li><li><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Clusters</strong></span></b></span> tab.</span></li><li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Register</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li><li><span>On the <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Register</strong></span></b></span> page, customize the cluster name and select a host.</span></li><li><span>(Optional) Enable log backup and enter the log backup path.</span><p><div class="note"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><ul><li>After the log backup function is enabled, the system can restore the database based on a specified time point.</li><li>Ensure that the entered path exists and the user has read/write permissions on the Informix/GBase 8s database.</li><li>The log path cannot be a built-in directory of the OS, such as <strong>/etc</strong>, <strong>/bin</strong>, <strong>/usr</strong>, or <strong>/dev</strong>.</li><li>Informix: It is recommended that you use the built-in path <strong>/home/informix/log</strong> as the log backup path.</li><li>GBase 8s: It is recommended that you use the built-in path <strong>/home/gbasedbt/log</strong> as the log backup path.</li></ul>
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